Hello everyone! My name is Anna, I've been a t1 diabetic for 20 years now.
Got here googling about various problems concerning diabetes, eating disorders, pregnancy and coping with all that and I must say I'm absolutely charmed by your community
I have never been the best patient, had a history of bulimia and more recently AN, and never really accepted the fact that I have diabetes. Managed to just hang in there, keeping a balance between physical and mental health, been using pens and no complcations so far.
Just before Christmas I found out I was pregnant, 10 weeks now not really planned, hba1c of 7.3, so could be better but no drama. Therefore, I spent the holidays at the hospital getting my levels sorted, and two weeks ago I got switched to a pump - medtronic 640g with a cgm (thanks to a wonderful foundation here in Poland that ensures a pump can be rented to any pregnant diabetic, or one trying to get pregnant).
I never really wanted a pump, and it keeps p**ssing me off with all the alerts and reminding me that I have it, but I won't be complaining now as I have a passenger. Just thought that I might need some support, and from what I read here I'm not alone with problems...
Right now I'm quite stable, bg levels are good, I'm just mildly sad and annoyed about the pump, get hysteric from time to time but seems under control. I know I could have refused it, but right now it would be stupid to do so... for me having a pump is 90% more effort to get let's say 10% better results (I mean psychologically). Right now it's worth it, after pregnancy I think I might be glad this solution is a bit too expensive for me (esp. cgm). I'll see.
I'm happy to find stories of successful pregnancies with t1, of some people that also have a hard time accepting the illness, of people with D and EDs, and mostly the support of all you wonderful people here.
Gosh, that was a long hello
Got here googling about various problems concerning diabetes, eating disorders, pregnancy and coping with all that and I must say I'm absolutely charmed by your community
I have never been the best patient, had a history of bulimia and more recently AN, and never really accepted the fact that I have diabetes. Managed to just hang in there, keeping a balance between physical and mental health, been using pens and no complcations so far.
Just before Christmas I found out I was pregnant, 10 weeks now not really planned, hba1c of 7.3, so could be better but no drama. Therefore, I spent the holidays at the hospital getting my levels sorted, and two weeks ago I got switched to a pump - medtronic 640g with a cgm (thanks to a wonderful foundation here in Poland that ensures a pump can be rented to any pregnant diabetic, or one trying to get pregnant).
I never really wanted a pump, and it keeps p**ssing me off with all the alerts and reminding me that I have it, but I won't be complaining now as I have a passenger. Just thought that I might need some support, and from what I read here I'm not alone with problems...
Right now I'm quite stable, bg levels are good, I'm just mildly sad and annoyed about the pump, get hysteric from time to time but seems under control. I know I could have refused it, but right now it would be stupid to do so... for me having a pump is 90% more effort to get let's say 10% better results (I mean psychologically). Right now it's worth it, after pregnancy I think I might be glad this solution is a bit too expensive for me (esp. cgm). I'll see.
I'm happy to find stories of successful pregnancies with t1, of some people that also have a hard time accepting the illness, of people with D and EDs, and mostly the support of all you wonderful people here.
Gosh, that was a long hello